PROPOSED: Office building - Eastern Ice Company

[mental757]

PROJO: "Commercial building wins approval in Newport"

http://www.projo.com/ri/newport/content/EB...v6.26c224b.html

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[Gusterfell]

It is sad to see yet another piece of the old working waterfront disappear, but if Eastern Ice is leaving anyway (they've been planning to relocate for a long time) this sounds like a good development for the location. It sounds like they plan on improving public access to the waterfront, which is always a good thing, and the office space will help downtown to diversify beyond its tourism base. If the top floor restaurant happens, it will surely have the best views in town. I haven't seen any renderings of this, but a three-story shingle-style building doesn't sound like a bad fit for the area at all.

For reference, here is the eastern Ice complex on Live Local:

[mental757]

Newport Daily News: "Brown & Howard Wharf development gets zoning approval"

http://www.newportdailynews.com/articles/2...fc020336766.txt